UNODC Executive Director Yury Fedotov today in New York launched the 2012 World Drug Report during a General Assembly thematic debate on the impact of drugs and crime on development.
The number of estimated annual cocaine users in 2010 ranged from 13.3 million to 19.7 million, or around 0.3 to 0.4 of the global population aged 15 to 64, while the major markets for cocaine continue to be North America, Europe and Australia. The total area under coca bush cultivation fell by 18 per cent between 2007 and 2010, due largely to sharply declining coca cultivation in Colombia from 2007 to 2010.
On synthetic drugs, the Report shows that the use and global seizures of amphetamine-type stimulants, the second most widely used drugs worldwide, remained largely stable. However, in 2010, methamphetamine seizures (45 tons) more than doubled those of 2008 (21.5 tons), due to significant seizures in Central America and East and South-East Asia.
Cannabis remains the world’s most widely used illicit substance, with between 119 million and 224 million estimated cannabis users worldwide. Europe is the world’s biggest market for cannabis resin (hashish) mainly supplied by Morocco, although its relative importance is declining.
2012 World Drug Report – Full Report, Chapters, Executive Summary, Maps, Graphs, Tables, Prices
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